Enrique comes to Arizona from Washington State where he served a total of 31 years in the public sector: twenty-six years in Washington State Patrol as a law enforcement officer and retired as a Captain.  Enrique then served four-years in civil rights arena with the Washington State Department of Transportation, and he served one-year in education.  Enrique’s last assignment with the Washington State Patrol was as a Division Commander for the Office of Professional Standards followed by a position as the Diversity Programs Administrator for the Washington State Department of Transportation.  

Enrique received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Eastern Washington University and Masters Degree in Public Administration from The Evergreen State College.  Enrique attended Northwestern University Traffic Institute’s School of Police Staff and Command in 1991 and served as class President.

Enrique Cantu is a new comer to the state of Arizona where he worked for 18 months with the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections as a program project specialist and most recently was appointed as the Executive Director for the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority in October 2005.